Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 舌
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骨
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下
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筋
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ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 6
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こつ Grade: 6
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か Grade: 1
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きん Grade: 6
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| kan'on
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Etymology
舌骨 (“hyoid bone”) + 下 (“below”) + 筋 (“muscle”), calque of New Latin mūsculus īnfrāhȳoīdeus
Noun
舌骨下筋 • (zekkotsukakin)
- (anatomy) an infrahyoid muscle
- Antonym: 舌骨上筋 (zekkotsujōkin)
- Hypernym: 舌骨筋 (zekkotsukin)
- Hyponyms: 胸骨甲状筋 (kyōkotsu kōjōkin), 胸骨舌骨筋 (kyōkotsu zekkotsukin), 肩甲舌骨筋 (kenkō zekkotsukin), 甲状舌骨筋 (kōjō zekkotsukin), 甲状腺挙筋 (kōjōsen kyokin)